We are looking for an experienced part-time bookkeeper/ financial controller to join a rapidly-expanding international recruitment consultancy in Oval, South West London. A market-leading, European IT recruitment firm, Franklin Fitch was established in 2011 and has enjoyed steady growth. It is an exciting time to join as we have a forward-thinking management team with global growth plans. We pride ourselves on being a bit different to the industry-norm – amongst our core values are integrity, excellence as well as being a fun and lively team.
The role will involve autonomy of the finance function within the business. It will be office-based, 16-20 hours per week depending on experience. We have listed the job requirements below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes - we'd still love to hear from you if you think you've got what it takes to excel in this role.
• Responsibility for the preparation of monthly/ quarterly management accounts
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• Forecasting, budgeting and reporting to the board
• Responsibility for the financial accounting within the business – including day to
day accounting and bookkeeping
• Prepare accruals for revenue and commissions – contract and permanent
• Credit control experience
• Preparation of quarterly VAT and ECSL returns
• Monthly journals – payroll (Germany and UK) and prepayments
• Inter-company charges
• Preparation of year-end accounts
• Must be experienced working within a fast-paced environment with a strong
knowledge of accounting systems and Excel
• A positive, can-do attitude, able to work hard to produce high quality work
Specific qualifications required
• Bookkeeping accreditation and/or relevant qualifications e.g. AAT/ ICB
• Extensive Xero experience (ideally Xero certified)
• experience within a SME
• Previous experience within the finance function of a recruitment or executive
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Personal characteristics and attitude
• A great team player
• A desire to show initiative
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Diligent, with good attention to detail
Where and when
• Company location: Oval, SW London
• No days a week: flexible; 16-20 hours per week
• Salary: £30-40k pro rata.